Payne, Y. A., & Brown, T. M. (2010). The educational experiences of street-life-oriented black boys: How black boys use street life as a site of resilience in high school. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26(3), 316-338. This Participatory Action Research (PAR) project worked with four active street-life-oriented Black men to… read more
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Racial Threat and Punitive School Discipline
Welch, K., & Payne, A. A. (2010). Racial threat and punitive school discipline. Social Problems, 57(1), 25-48. Tests of the racial threat hypothesis, linking the racial composition of place to various measures of social control, find that where there are greater percentages of blacks, more punitive criminal justice policies are… read more
(Un)Doing Hegemony in Education: Disrupting School-to-Prison Pipelines for Black Males
Dancy II, E. (2014). (Un)Doing Hegemony in Education: Disrupting School-to-Prison Pipelines for Black Males. Equity & Excellence in Education, 47(4), 476-493. The school-to-prison pipeline refers to the disturbing national trend in which children are funneled out of public schools and into juvenile and criminal justice systems. The purpose of this… read more
Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males
Watson, J., Washington, G., & Stepteau-Watson, D. (2015). Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(1), 81-90. This article reports that urban inner-city African American male youth residing in communities of color are at-risk and warrant interventions custom tailored to… read more
Debunking the Myth of Officer Friendly: How African American Males Experience Community Policing
Jones-Brown, D. D. (2000). Debunking the Myth of Officer Friendly: How African American Males Experience Community Policing. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 16(2), 209-229. The results of a survey of 125 high school African American males regarding attitudes toward and contacts with the police are presented. Findings suggest that personal interaction with… read more
Whatcha doin’ after school? A review of the literature on the influence of after-school programs on young black males
Woodland, M. H. (2008). Whatcha doin’ after school? A review of the literature on the influence of after-school programs on young black males. Urban Education, 43(5), 537-560. Basic quality-of-life indicators including employment, access to health care, and involvement with the criminal justice system paint a grim picture for the lives of urban… read more
Overrepresentation of African American Males in Exclusionary Discipline: The Role of School-Based Mental Health Professionals in Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline
Darensbourg, A., Perez, E., & Blake, J. J. (2010). Overrepresentation of African American Males in Exclusionary Discipline: The Role of School-Based Mental Health Professionals in Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline. Journal of African American Males in Education, 1(2), 196-211. African American males are at increased risk for experiencing disciplinary practices that… read more
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The highly visible image of the Black male in America is a frequent topic of scrutiny, conjecture, and opinion. But what does research into the reality of the Black male experience have to say? Helping scholars, journalists, and educators discover answers to that question is the goal of the Black… read more